AtomForm Palette 300 Brings 12 Nozzles and 36 Colors to Desktop 3D Printing

The Multi-Nozzle Revolution Arrives at Under $2,200

AtomForm, a MOVA Group company, has unveiled the Palette 300 — a desktop 3D printer with 12 dedicated nozzles that can handle up to 36 colors and 12 different materials in a single print job. Announced at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the system targets professional creators, designers, educators, and advanced hobbyists who want multi-material flexibility without the purge waste and downtime of traditional tool-changing setups.

The machine uses AtomForm's OmniElement automatic nozzle swapping system. Rather than one nozzle repeatedly loading and purging different filaments, each of the 12 nozzles stays dedicated to a single material. The company claims this approach cuts filament waste by up to 90% while maintaining plus or minus 0.02 mm dimensional accuracy.

Specs and Speed

Maximum print speed is rated at 800 mm/s with acceleration up to 25,000 mm per second squared -- comparable to Bambu Lab's speed claims. Build volume is 300 by 300 by 300 mm. The system integrates with up to six AtomForm RFD-6 filament boxes, supporting 36 spools total, each with independent drying technology to keep hygroscopic materials in peak condition.

Onboard sensors and AI are central to the design: more than 50 sensors and four AI-powered cameras handle real-time monitoring, automated nozzle calibration, and defect detection. The goal is to maximize first-time print success without user intervention. Noise level is rated at 48 dB or less, and the printer includes onboard air filtration, making it practical for classrooms and shared studio spaces.

The Case for 12 Nozzles

Multi-color 3D printing has been frustrating for years. The Prism by Monoprice, the Palette series from ColorPod, and Bambu Lab's AMS systems all approach the problem from a single-nozzle angle -- great in theory, but purgeless color mixing at the nozzle tip creates stringing, oozing, and wasted filament on every swap. The Palette 300 sidesteps this entirely by eliminating the need for the hot end to carry every material through the same throat.

Each nozzle is a dedicated extrusion point. When you want to switch from PLA to TPU or change from cyan to magenta, the system physically swaps to the right nozzle rather than thermally managing a single hotend through dozens of material transitions. It is a mechanically more complex approach, but it unlocks cleaner multi-material prints and the ability to run very different material types -- flexibles, composites, engineering polymers -- in the same job without cross-contamination.

Market Context

AtomForm was founded in 2023 and is showing its first commercial product here. The Palette 300 enters a market that has been heating up: Bambu Lab's H2C and H2D Pro have pushed multi-material into the mainstream, Prusa and Bondtech's INDX system targets 8 materials on the CORE One, and Phrozen's ARCO brings interchangeable nozzles to the mid-range. The Palette 300's 12-nozzle architecture is the most ambitious desktop implementation of this concept to date.

Availability is early Q2 2026 at a list price of $2,199. A Kickstarter pre-order campaign launches in early Q1 2026 with early-bird pricing. AtomForm is currently accepting reservations online for $50 to lock in launch-day pricing.

The broader trend here is clear: multi-nozzle architectures are replacing single-nozzle purge systems as the preferred approach for professional multi-material desktop printing. The Palette 300 is the boldest statement yet that this approach has matured enough for commercial launch.